Back in March, I tried the indie brand Sugar Drizzle Polish for the first time with their Plumeria Dragon Eyeshadow Palette. I really enjoyed my experience with that palette so I decided to try another, Hypernova. This palette is usually $36.00 but has been discounted to $20.00 for months. It’s also currently out of stock. I’m not sure if the brand plans to restock it or not but since it is still on the website, I decided to go ahead and review it.
This palette contains twelve shades: five mattes and seven shimmers. It has cardboard packaging with a firm magnetic closure and a mirror. After trying two of this brand’s palettes, I feel I can really speak on what I love and don’t love so much from them. Let’s get into the pros and cons!
Pros:
- Where Sugar Drizzle really shines is with their matte formula. They are effortless to blend and build up, no matter the color. This is one of the few brands that I would buy an all matte palette from.
- I really like that this is a more “muted” colorful palette. There are some bright pops but it’s not a rainbow palette.
- The shimmers looked beautiful on the eyes.
Cons:
- The shimmers, and Sugar Drizzle shimmers in general, tend to have a ton of fallout and not be the most impactful. This brand is on the more expensive side so I would like to see a smoother formula and something a bit more special. These shimmers could be found in any basic palette.
- Supernova shows up lighter than it looks in the pan. It’s not a bad color but I wanted more of that deep, muted green rather than a bright grass green.
Swatches & Shade Descriptions:
These eyeshadows do have names but no shade descriptions on the website so I will describe them to the best of my ability. I’ll be going from left to right, top row to bottom row. These photos were taken with flash to show off the sparkle.
- Universe– matte maroon
- Magnetic Field– rusty red base with gold shimmer
- Meganova– matte lime green
- Interstellar– purple base with blue shimmer
- Palomar Sky– matte warm mauve
- Gamma Ray– hot pink base with pink shimmer
- Optical Light– orange base with green and white shimmer
- Galaxy– deep magenta base with pink shimmer
- Cosmos– metallic maroon
- Supernova– green base with white and green shimmer
- Light Year– matte denim blue
- Space Explosion– matte lilac pink
Eyeshadow Looks:
I created three looks using this palette and I like them all but the first is my favorite. I don’t always wear an eye primer but I do set my base with a cream colored shadow.
- I blended Palomar into my crease and applied it on my waterline.
- I deepened my crease with Universe and smudged it on my lower lash line.
- I applied Cosmos on my outer lid.
- I applied Magnetic Field on my inner lid.
- I blended Space Explosion into my crease and applied it on my water line.
- I applied Gamma Ray on my lid.
- I tapped Galaxy on top of Gamma Ray.
- I applied Interstellar in my inner corner and brought it up into my inner crease.
- I smudged Light Year on my lower lash line.
- I blended Palomar Sky into my crease.
- I applied Supernova on my lid.
- I applied Optical Light in my inner corner.
- I applied Meganova on my water line.
- I smudged Universe on my lower lash line.
Brushes Used:
- Crease Brush
- Detail Crease Brush
- Flat Eyeshadow Brush
- Angled Liner/Brow Brush
- Smudge Brush
- Eye Crease Brush– I use this for inner corner & brow highlights.
- Blending Brush– I use this brush to blend out the edges and set my primer.
If you are curious about any of the other products on my face, you can find these looks in my recent posts on Instagram.
Final Thoughts:
While I do like this palette, and Sugar Drizzle as a whole, I would never pay full price for one of their palettes. Their quality falls short when compared to other indie brands while still charging full indie prices. Let me know if you’ve tried anything from them and what you thought. Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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